Amusement device



F. STROUD. AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE I1, 1920.

Patented Aug. 2, 1921-.

UNITED STATESv PATENT orifice.A

FRED srRoUD, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA, AssIGNoR or onu-HAM To HAMLIN e.

ANSELL, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

AMUSEMEN T DEVICE.

Application led June 17, 1920. V'Serial No. 389,565.V

T 0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRED STROUD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in pool tables and has for its object to provide a table upon which balls may be rolled and driven by use of a cue ball and cue somewhat similar to conventional pool tables, but having suchan arrangement of parts that successful playing requires a degree of skill more than ordinary.

The invention is fully described herein and its novel features are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,-

Figure 1 is a plan view of the table, the lid being omitted. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken longitudinally of the table to show return-ball passageways and a stopplate. Fig. 3 is a view of the front end of the table. Fig. 4 is a view of the table in longitudinal section.

I provide a table having a horizontal base or plate7 upon which the balls may roll, the usual resilient cushions at the sides and front end of the table being indicated at 8. Numerals 9 indicate a plurality of comparatively short,

upright partitions which abut upon a railmember a at the rear end of the table, these being suitably secured to and projecting above the plate 7. They are disposed equidistant and substantially parallel as compared with each other, parallel with the longitudinal axis of the table, and provide stalls therebetween and a pair of stalls between the side cushions and the partitions adjacent thereto, these stalls being indicated at 1', 2, 3', 4', 5 and 6; and in each stall is formed an aperture 10 in said plate 7, said apertures being somewhat greater in diameter than the diameter of the balls.

Numerals 11 and l2 indicate lines which are provided for the plate 7, transversely thereof, and which should be readily visible, the line 11 being remote from the stalls and the line 12 being near the front end of the table.

In the present instance I have shown six stalls, but their number may be increased or decreased, if desired. At 14 are indicated r balls, for convenience called object-bal1s,

Specication of Letters Patent. Patented Aug- 2, 1921.

They are numbered consecutively 1 to 6, asv

shown in Fig. l, to correspond with the num-l ber and position of the stalls, and when com. menclng to play thel game, these balls are placed on the spot-line 11, equidistant from each other at the front of the stalls, each ball being disposed a distance from the longitudinal axis of the table conforming approximately to the distance from said axis of an aperture of that particular stall at the front of which said ball is placed. l

Numeral 15 indicates a cue ball, and in operation, a player may place the cue ball upon any part of the line 12 desired, and by use of a cue (not shown) the ball 15 must be driven against the balls 14 consecutively to cause them to enter the stalls, each ball 14 entering a stall at the front thereof, the ball numbered 1, for instance, being driven into the stallrl, after which the ball numbered 2 must be driven into the stall 2, the operation being'continued until all of the balls 14, in succession, are driven` into their corresponding stalls, the cue ball 15, in each instance, being; placed by the operator upon such part of the line 12 as he may desire, and only one shot of said cue ball being allflilwed for driving an object-balll into a sta The game thus described is very entertaining and it will be appreciated that, for a successful operation, more than usual skill will be required. Also two persons may engage in the game, if desired, and as is obvious, various conditions or regulations, in addition to those mentioned, may be provided to cause additional interest.

The area of each aperture 10 is such that a ball 14 will pass through if it enters a stall, said balls falling upon the inclined bottom 16 of the table and being conducted by operation of'gravity to the stop-plate 17 at the front end of the table.

Numerals 18 indicate apertures formed in the upright casing at the front end of the table, these apertures being designated by consecutive numbers, 1 to 6 inclusive and indicated at best shown in Fig. 3, said numbering corresponding to the numbering and playing positions of the balls 14.

Numerals 19 indicate parallel partitions which are provided for the bottom member 16 to provide grooves or channels 20 in which the balls may roll, each partition being disposed in the plane of a partition 9 plate 7, may ,enter a stall which was notl expected `or intended, without the error being discovered, but on account of the ar-` rangement of parts as described, said errors will be disclosed, for, it' a numbered ball enters Aa stall not conforming to the conditions above outlined, the number of said ball will not correspond to the required number .m at the Vfront end of the table.

Numeral .21 indicates a lid adapted to prevent accumulations of dust, when closed, and when the table is in use, the lid may be elevated to rest .against a wall or other sup.- port22- Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire :to secure by- Letters Patent iS,-

l. In an vamusement device, a table rectangular in plan having apertures formed in o neor` its sides between its top and bot'- tcm and 'bearing indicating characters adjacent to saidapertures, and having resilient cushions projecting above its top and three of `its sides and having a rail-member projecting above lits tcp and one of its sides, its said ,top being yprovided .adjacent to lthe rail-.member Withua plurality of. second apen tures, vsaid table also havinggits top prcvided transversely with li-nes of vdemarcation, a plurality of object-balls bearinginl dicating characters corresponding to the rst named indicating characters and adapt ed to be disposed on one of said lines, partitions abutting upon said rail-member intermediate said second apertures and disposed parallel with 'the longitudinal axis of the table, inclined channels each having a part disposed below and in the plane ci a second aperture and communicating with a iirst named aperture, and a cue-ball adapted vto be disposed on a line of demarcation and vto be moved ior moving each object-ball to be discharged through oneci said second apertures.

2 In an amusement device, a table having a plurality or" numbered apertures formed inr4 one ci its sides and having a rail-member at one of its sides projecting above its top, and having a plurality of second apertures formed in its top adjacent to said railmembe-r, said table also having its-top provided with lines, disposed parallel with said rail-member, a plurality of object-balls adapted to be placed on vone of said lines and bearing numbers corresponding to the numbers of the iirst-named apertures, par titions between said second apertures abutting upon the rail-member and extending inwardly of the table, inclinedconduits each having a part disposed below in the vertical plane oic a 4second aperture, anda cuesA ball adapted to have movements from one ofsaid lines for lmoving the object-balls to said second apertures. Y

ln testimony whereof, l have affixed my signature in presence oi two witnesses.

FRED STRCUD.

ffitnesses: l i

ARTHUR H. S'rURGns, v HIRAM A. S'rnnens. 

